Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025
29Offences—supplier of permanent identifier to keep
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29 Offences—supplier of permanent identifier to keep records (1) A person who supplies a permanent identifier to someone else (the recipient) must— (a) within 2 working days after the day the identifier is supplied, make the following records about the supply: (i) the date of the supply; (ii) the number and type of identifiers supplied; (iii) the identification code and serial number of each identifier supplied; (iv) the full name and home address of the recipient; (v) the full name and home address of the owner of the stock for which each identifier is supplied; (vi) the following details for the stock for which each identifier is supplied: (A) the species of the stock; (B) the property identification code of the property of origin of the stock (if known); and (b) keep the records for— (i) for an identifier supplied for a pig—3 years after the day of the supply; or (ii) 7 years after the day of the supply.
Section 30 page 22 Biosecurity (National Livestock (2) A person who supplies a permanent identifier for use on electronically identified stock must, before the end of the next working day after the supply, give the NLIS administrator the following information: (a) the relevant identification particulars on the identifier; (b) the date when the identifier was supplied. Subdivision 3.2.2 Supply of permanent identifiers for temporary use on unidentified stock at saleyard or abattoir Note A supplier of permanent identifiers only needs to be approved under this subdivision if— (a) the supplier is the operator of a saleyard or abattoir; and (b) the permanent identifier is being supplied for use on unidentified stock while they are at the saleyard or abattoir. (Section 25 (1) requires an operator of a saleyard or abattoir to ensure that all identifiable stock at the saleyard or abattoir is properly identified. Section 26 prohibits the sale or slaughter of stock at a saleyard or abattoir if the stock is not properly identified.)